A good number of the people who use the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmate search website express interest in accessing mugshots of offenders. Indeed, to many people, a set of inmate search results that doesn’t include a mugshot is regarded as incomplete. Unfortunately, while the search results given by the TDCJ inmate search website are indeed quite comprehensive, they don’t include mugshots of the inmates. That, obviously, tends to cause quite a bit of frustration on the people who specifically carry out TDCJ inmate searches with the desire to access mugshots.

Understanding the results that the TDCJ inmate search website gives

Notwithstanding the fact that the TDCJ inmate search website doesn’t give mugshots of offenders, it nonetheless gives search results that are quite comprehensive. For every given inmate, the TDCJ inmate search website gives the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number as well as full names and date birth: which greatly reduces the chances of mistaking one inmate for another. And the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) website gives you pretty much every other detail you’d need regarding an inmate: the only thing it won’t give you is a mugshot of the inmate.

Only the people who run the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) website can tell us for sure why they don’t post inmates’ mugshots. But it is worth noting that similar websites for majority of other states don’t post inmates’ mugshots either. Perhaps there is the fear of the mugshots being misused. Perhaps there are other concerns. What is certain for sure is the fact that at the TDCJ inmate search website, you can find pretty much any other pertinent detail that you may need for any given inmate.

An alternative way of accessing Texas offender mugshots online

An alternative way of accessing Texas offender mugshots online would perhaps be by going to the website of the Texas Department of Public Safety. On that website, upon creating an account and paying a modest fee, you can carry out searches for various people’s criminal histories. The search results you get there reportedly include mugshots. Of course, even on the website of the Texas Department of Public Safety, only information that is in public domain is posted.

The Texas Department of Criminal Justice has set up a website, where people can conveniently access offender information details online. In the said website, for any given offender, you can get information on full name, as well as the race, gender and date of birth. You can also get information on the facility where that particular inmate is currently held, the maximum sentence date and the projected date of release from incarceration for any particular inmate. The TDCJ inmate search website also enables you to know whether any given inmate is eligible for visitation, and when any given inmate would be eligible for parole.

How to use the TDCJ inmate search website

In order to get results from the TDCJ inmate search website, you need to provide some basic details about the inmate you are interested in. You can, for instance, enter the inmates last name, as well as the initial of his or her first name. Or you can enter the inmates Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number. Another search criterion you can use is that of entering the inmate’s State Identification Number (SID). The more specific the details you enter, the narrower you search will be. For each search that you carry out, the TDCJ inmate search website returns a link, or a number of links: that is, with the inmates’ names being hyperlinked. You need to click on the said link(s), to access more information about the specific inmate(s).

Situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful

There are many situations where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful. If, for instance, you are interested in knowing whether and when a particular inmate is eligible for parole, then you are likely to find the TDCJ website useful. Similarly, if you want to know when a particular inmate is due to be released, or where a particular inmate is currently being held, then you are likely to find the TDCJ inmate search website useful. Yet another situation where you may find the TDCJ inmate search website useful is if you are keen on knowing whether a particular inmate is eligible for visitation, or if you are interested in knowing for sure how a particular person ended up in prison. The TDCJ website has all these bits of information, hence its usefulness.

How to narrow searches on the TDCJ inmate search website

To narrow searches on the TDCJ inmate search website, you need to enter more specific details. Like if you enter the State Identification Number (SID), and the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) number, then you effectively narrow your search to one very specific inmate. On the other hand, if you just enter the last name and an initial of the first name, then you broaden your search — to include all inmates who meet that particular criterion.

You can access information on death row inmates through the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (TDCJ) inmate search website. The TDCJ inmate search website in question exists for the purposes of promoting public safety and enhancing convenience. Thus if, for instance, you have a loved one who is on the death row in Texas, and you’d like to know the specific facility where he or she is being held, then you will probably find the TDCJ inmate search website useful. The TDCJ inmate search website is also likely to be greatly helpful to you if you want to know if the death row inmate you are interested in is eligible for visitation. The site can also be of use to you if you are interested in knowing the specific offense which put the person on the death row.

How to carry out searches for death row inmates on the TDCJ inmate search website

There are three basic steps that you need to follow, when seeking to carry out searches for death row inmates on the TDCJ inmate search website. These are also the steps that you should follow when carrying out searches for any other inmates on the website. This is to say that there is really no special procedure for use in searching death row inmates.

The first step is that of going to the TDCJ inmate search website. The address/URL for the TDCJ inmate search website is given below, under the ‘links to get you going section’.

The second step is that of entering search criterion on the TDCJ inmate search website. You may, for instance, enter the death row inmate’s State Identification Number (SID) if you have it. You may alternatively enter the death row inmate’s TDCJ number, if you have it. If you don’t have those very specific numbers, you can carry out a broader search, using the death row inmate’s last name and first name.

The third step is that of clicking on the links that are returned after you carry out a search, so that you can find detailed information on the specific death row inmate you are interested in.

Details you need to have, to search for death row inmates on the TDCJ inmate search website

At the very least, you need to know the last name and the first name of the death row inmate you are interested in carrying out a search for, on the TDCJ inmate search website. It will be even better if you have the inmate’s TDCJ number or the inmate’s State Identification Number (SID), as you can further narrow down the search using those details.

Information you can access about death row inmates through the TDCJ inmate search website

Through the TDCJ inmate search website, and for any given death row inmate, you can access information on:

When the inmate was sentenced

Where the inmate is currently being held

The offense for which the inmate was sentenced

The date on which the offense was committed

The full name, date of birth, race and gender of the inmate … among many other details.